19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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TWO LARGE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAITS: MAHARAJA SAWAI JAI SINGH III AND HIS SON, SAWAI RAM SINGH II
Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1880 - 1920
TWO LARGE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAITS: MAHARAJA SAWAI JAI SINGH III AND HIS SON, SAWAI RAM SINGH II
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1880 - 1920
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on wove paper, each equestrian portrait following a traditional compositional layout with the main ruler / princely figure in the centre, riding his steed, holding a long spear in the left hand, each rider fully bejewelled, wearing elaborate royal paraphernalia, and each horse vaunting opulent ceremonial trappings, each portrait pasted onto concentric polychrome album borders with white flowers on ochre yellow ground and green flowers on dust pink ground with yellow and blue fretwork.
Each approximately 44.5cm x 34.5cm
Sold for £1,845
TWO LARGE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAITS: MAHARAJA SAWAI JAI SINGH III AND HIS SON, SAWAI RAM SINGH II
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1880 - 1920
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on wove paper, each equestrian portrait following a traditional compositional layout with the main ruler / princely figure in the centre, riding his steed, holding a long spear in the left hand, each rider fully bejewelled, wearing elaborate royal paraphernalia, and each horse vaunting opulent ceremonial trappings, each portrait pasted onto concentric polychrome album borders with white flowers on ochre yellow ground and green flowers on dust pink ground with yellow and blue fretwork.
Each approximately 44.5cm x 34.5cm
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
Mark your calendars and come to see us!
Viewing
Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
